Electronic core news Morning News: Dialog acquires Atmel, China robot boom

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On September 21, according to Reuters news, Germany's Dialog Semiconductor announced that it will acquire US$4.6 billion in cash and stocks to acquire US chip rival Atmel. At this point, Dialog will gain more market opportunities in new energy, mobile device power management, Internet of Things and other fields, greatly enhancing its market position in global power management chips and embedded solutions. For more information on technology, please pay attention to the daily electronic core morning newspaper.

Dialog $46 billion acquisition of Atmel

First, the semiconductor

1, Dialog 46 million US dollars to buy Atmel, China Electronics lost. On September 21, according to Reuters news, Germany's Dialog Semiconductor announced that it will acquire US$4.6 billion in cash and stocks to acquire US chip rival Atmel. At this point, Dialog will gain more market opportunities in new energy, mobile device power management, Internet of Things and other fields, greatly enhancing its market position in global power management chips and embedded solutions.

2. "China's semiconductor godfather" Zhang Yujing smashed LEDs by 3.5 billion yuan. In recent years, the mainland's investment in the LED industry has not only become larger and larger, but the level of talents that have joined the company has become higher and higher. Even Zhang Yujing, known as the "Chinese semiconductor godfather", has lost about 3.5 billion yuan (in NT$180). The huge investment in the LED field has also represented the industry. The mainland LED industry began to break away from the thinking mode of capacity-only this year, and began to find a breakthrough point from the patent layout, expecting the operating tentacles to step out of mainland China. The talents who joined the war came from all directions, and the level was getting higher and higher. Zhang Yujing, who is known as the godfather of China's semiconductors, was recently invited to Taiwan to interview the Financial Biweekly magazine, not to mention the semiconductor industry, but the challenges and opportunities of the LED industry.

3. Hon Hai Precision wants to acquire Sharp LCD business. Tencent Technology News September 21 news, "Nihon Keizai Shimbun" quoted sources on Monday said that China's Taiwan Hon Hai Precision has proposed the acquisition of Sharp LCD screen business. This gives the troubled Sharp a chance to get rid of the business that is facing a huge downside risk. It is reported that Hon Hai Precision has started negotiations with Sharp on the acquisition of LCD business this summer. According to Hon Hai Precision's proposal, the company will hold a majority stake in the liquid crystal display company that was spun off from Sharp. Apple may be involved in the investment.

Hon Hai Precision wants to acquire Sharp LCD business

Second, intelligent hardware

1, Samsung has come to learn from the experience! According to foreign media reports on September 21, Samsung plans to use Apple's "user upgrade plan" to launch similar rental services for the Galaxy series in the US market. Specifically, Apple’s previously launched “iPhone Upgrade Program” is to encourage users to purchase products from Apple retail stores, minimizing the traffic of operators selling iPhones. With the program, after paying 12 installments, you can redeem a new iPhone and its accompanying AppleCare+ extended warranty service through a trade-in. At the same time, users will also enjoy interest-free loan services within the next 24 months.

2. The iPhone 6s order has been shipped and will be delivered next Friday. The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will be available on September 25th, and Apple and partner carriers have notified subscribers since Saturday that their equipment is being shipped and is scheduled for delivery next Friday. Many of the users who booked Apple's latest smartphones last week received automatic email notifications containing shipment tracking information for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. The notice said that the iPhone 6s order will be free overnight delivery, the delivery date is September 25, which means that the logistics provider will likely need to store the inventory in the warehouse before the order is delivered on September 25th.

Samsung plans to learn from Apple's "user upgrade plan"

Third, virtual reality

1. According to the analysis, the sales of virtual reality helmets in 2020 will reach 30 million. Phoenix Technology News Beijing time on September 20th news, according to the technology website Ubergizmo, Sony, Oculus and HTC companies are trying to make virtual reality helmets accepted by mainstream consumers, Google, Samsung and other companies are developing smart phones and applications Simple virtual reality helmet. For a time, the virtual reality helmet seems to be the next generation of hot technology, but the question is how big is this market? Market research firm Juniper Research predicts that by 2020 hardware vendors will sell 30 million virtual reality helmets, with hardware sales exceeding $4 billion.

Analysis said that 2020 virtual reality helmet sales will reach 30 million

Fourth, the robot

1. The Chinese robot boom is hard to stop, and four or five robot companies are born every week. On September 18, at the "Industry 4.0 and China Manufacturing 2025 Global Annual Meeting" held in Beijing, Zuo Shiquan, director of the Equipment Industry Research Institute of the CCID Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that according to the requirements of "Made in China 2025", The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is organizing the preparation of smart manufacturing special planning and intelligent manufacturing engineering implementation plan, which will clarify the development goals, key tasks, promotion channels and policy measures of intelligent manufacturing as soon as possible. As a core of the smart manufacturing industry, China has fallen into an unprecedented robot boom. At present, there are more than 500 robot companies in China. “Every week, there are four or five new robot companies, and even some counties are also engaged in robotics industry parks.” Liu Changyong, general manager of high-end equipment and 3D printing technology division of Shenyang Xinsong Robot Automation Co., Ltd. said.

2. The US military has developed a new type of mechanical prosthesis: it has the ability to perceive. Beijing time on September 21, according to the British "Daily Mail" reported that the US military has recently developed a new type of mechanical prosthesis, which can not only restore the movement of the hand, but also has the ability to perceive. Through the array of microelectrodes implanted in the brain, this robot can restore the patient's ability to touch. The technology was developed by scientists at the University of Miami and the US Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

US military develops new mechanical prosthesis

Fifth, automotive electronics

1. Apple and the official discuss the details of driverless cars. Apple last month met with a number of officials from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to discuss issues related to driverless cars. There have been rumors that Apple is looking for a car manufacturing partner, but there is no evidence that the company has found such a partner; and if Apple decides to do the manufacturing work on its own, but has not yet acquired the manufacturing plant, it has not created Supply chain relationship.

Apple and the official discuss the details of driverless cars

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